City Council District 22 - The People's Budget

Residents in each participating City Council district can decide how to spend capital and/or discretionary expense funding.  

For Capital funds this will mean that $1 million of Council Member budget allocation that can be used for physical infrastructure projects that benefit the public, cost at least $50,000, and have a lifespan of at least 5 years. For example, projects such as local improvements to schools, parks, libraries, housing, and other public spaces can be funded. 

Council Member Cabán will also allocate $50,000 in discretionary expense funding for PB. Expense funding is programmatic and can be used for programs such as community classes, planting gardens, equipment to maintain parks, art supplies for public art projects. These must be a minimum of $5,000 and be received by organizations approved to receive city funding. Initial idea suggestions are submitted by residents in the fall, ideas are vetted, refined and matched to agencies or organizations by PB volunteers, and a ballot is created and voted on by residents of District 22.

Council Members then submit projects receiving the most votes to be allocated in the budget at adoption in June for the following fiscal year. The projects are then implemented by City agencies and community-based organizations.